Create New Reservation

In order to make a new reservation, click the “New Reservation” icon at the top of the screen. This button is visible from anywhere in the system allowing for quick and instant reservations.

Pressing the button will open a calendar on top of the timeline.

Step 1 - Dates

Select Arrival Date

Select Departure Date. The moment you have selected the departure date, the calendar will close, but still display the selected dates at the top of the screen. If you would like to change the selected dates, simply click on the dates to reopen the calendar.

Step 2 - Options

Origin: how did the booking come in, this will help the management of the hotel analyse the sources of business. If you do not select an origin, you cannot proceed to the next step. The different origins in the system are pre-set, and cannot be amended

Channel

E-mail

Message

Telephone

Walk In: the customer walked in and would like accommodation for that same night

Website: booked via the website, if you do not use the Mews Distributor

Segment: Next you are asked to select the Business Segement of the booking. This again helps management analyse the origin of business. Management of the hotel can set up custom business segmentation for their hotel in the configuration of the system.

Products: lastly, you are asked to select the products that you would like to have included into the booking. These could be items that you sell together with the room such as Breakfast, Baby Cots, Welcome VIP setups, etc. When you hover over the item you can see the cost of each item.

Step 3 - Pricing

If you are working at a hostel, there is a quick switch at the top of this screen that allows you to see "beds", "rooms" or "dorms".

The first column shows the room types you have at the hotel, if you do not understand the short codes used, there are tooltips that allow you to quickly see the full name and room description.

The second column shows how many rooms you have available in the selected stay period.

Rooms: If you would like to book more than 1 room, you can amend the number in this selection next to the room type. This is a quick tool to book larger groups.

Adults / Children: how many adults or children will you accommodate in the room. It only allows you to select up to the maximum number of people in a room, so the screen will tell you how many people fit in a room. It will not allow selections of more people.

Rate Groups: the rates it displays next to the initial columns are according to the different rate groups. A rate group is a group of rates that have the same cancellation conditions, so we merge these together in 1 column and display the lowest available rate in that selection. This ensures you always offer the lowest available price to customers. When you hover over the currency name (ie. EUR) it will tell you which exact rate is behind the selection. If you would like to book a custom rate, you can simply override the rate provided in this screen and it will allow you to book the custom rate. Select the + sign to select a specific rate, and add it to your shopping basket. Note that if a rate is displayed in light grey, it is not available for that specific day, so if you still would like to book it, only managers have the right to book it, as it requires their approval.

Step 4 - Finish Booking

Select the customer by typing the last name, the first search result is always to create a new profile with a customer that has the same last name. Below the first search result we display all other options of customers in the system with the same name. Once a profile is selected, you can click on the word "customer" to open the guest profile and see his/her details and history.

State: here you can select whether you would like to book a Definite booking (confirmed) or an Optional booking. If you select the "optional" state, you will be asked which release date you would like to offer on this booking. If the booking is not confirmed by the release date, it will appear on the dashboard in red as a booking that passed its option, and needs to be resolved.

Confirmation: you can select whether you would like to "send" or "not send" a confirmation. If you would like to send it to a "custom e-mail" if someone else books for the guest (like for example a secretary booking for her boss), in that case it will send the confirmation directly to the secretary.

Notes: if you have any specific booking notes, you can add them here and they will print on all reports.

Create: when all selections are made, you can press the button "create" and it will complete the booking and take you straight to the completed booking.